I'm very pleased to announce a new piece of the Powder Mage line from Badali Jewelry!

Do you ever find yourself far from your homeland on campaign or a tour of the continent, and want an emblem to remind you of the mountains of Adro? Like most soldiers, Privileged, and powder mages you should carry with you a pendant or pin of the Adran flag.

Everyone elbow-deep on their holiday shopping? Because I'm here to announce this year's Cyber Monday Signed Book Sale! Like last year, I've gotten together with a group of my authors friends and we're all offering holiday pricing on signed books directly from our websites from now till December 15th. This means you can get signed books at a discount, and also send a little more money toward your favorite authors during this holiday season.

If you want to pre-order the next Powder Mage book, Sins of Empire, as a holiday gift for that special someone, I'll send them a personalized letter letting them know about their present. Just include instructions in your order (who it's to, who it's from, etc). Just get your order in before December 15th.

We're counting down the final hours of the Powder Mage RPG Kickstarter (just 11 left as of writing this). We've far surpassed our expectations and are just blown away by all the support. Thanks again for being such awesome fans. If you'd like to get in a last-minute pledge, do so now!

The second newsletter drawing is finished, and we have five winners. Each will receive an email with an audible code for the Powder Mage Novella Collection, so check the list below (or your email) to see if you got one!

leburgan@*.com

lpavilonis13@*.com

mimac.ns@*.com

daniel.norton5@*.com

Koryo1233@*.com

As for the rest of you, I'll do another drawing next month! If you haven't signed up for the newsletter yet, you can do so on the sidebar of the website or by clicking HERE.

Good morning, everyone! As promised, the Powder Mage Roleplaying Game is now up on Kickstarter! This is your chance to help make it happen. As you can see, we already have a cover and a huge amount of the art done (or under commission), and we'll be posting more as the Kickstarter progresses.

A couple notes: first, we're only printing 100 hardcovers (with the rest of the books in softcover), so if you want a hardcover of the rulebook make sure you select the Grand Powder Mage pledge level early! Second, there are only five spots at the GenCon play-through with me and Alan, and one is already gone. So again, grab early!

Hey everyone! I did my first newsletter drawing last night, and the winner is joniverson@*.com. I've dropped you an email asking for your name and address so I can send you your books, so please get back to me ASAP.

As for the rest of you, I'll do another drawing next month! I haven't decided on a prize yet, but I'm leaning toward one of the silver Powder Mage keg pins from Badali Jewelry. If you haven't signed up for the newsletter yet, you can do so on the sidebar of the website or by clicking HERE.

Brian McClellan, author of the wildly-popular Powder Mage Trilogy (Orbit Books), and game designer Alan Bahr of Gallant Knight Games are delighted to announce the forthcoming Powder Mage Roleplaying Game, a play guide for Brian’s flintlock fantasy universe.

The Powder Mage RPG will immerse players in a world of muskets, intrigue, sorcery, and revolution, set against the backdrop of an industrializing fantasy world. Players can make themselves the heroes of their own narratives, with tools and resources that draw on the gunpowder magic and mind-bending dark arts that made the series an instant standout. The game will make use of the award-winning Savage Worlds rule set to create a player-driven story dynamic that can accommodate a campaign of any scope or size: personal dramas in the Adran countryside, political machinations in the palaces of Adopest, or full-scale battles for the very fate of the Nine.

The Powder Mage RPG will launch on Kickstarter on October 18th, 2016, with a target delivery date of August 2017. The goal of the Kickstarter is to acquire funding for a top-quality final product, consisting of a core rulebook/world book and accessories, including art from René Aigner, Grace Fong, Isaac Stewart, Ben McSweeney, and Piotr Chrzanowski; as well as book design by Robert Denton.

Happy Halloween month, everyone! I'm sure that plenty of you have already signed up for my newsletter, but just in case you haven't here's a new thing that might sway you over to a subscription: starting next week, I'll be giving away free stuff every month to a random subscriber. It may be a book, or an audio code, or even a piece of powder mage jewelry.

For the first month, I'll be giving away a signed trade paperback set of the Powder Mage Trilogy. This is available worldwide.

You can sign up using the form on the right sidebar of this site, or by clicking here. Best of luck!

Hey all! Remember when I took all the Powder Mage novellas and stuck them all in a bundle, so they're easier and cheaper to get a hold of? Well, the audio for that bundle is finally ready! It includes Forsworn, Servant of the Crown, Murder at the Kinnen Hotel, and Ghosts of the Tristan Basin, and all four stories are narrated by the wonderful Julie Hoverson. You can now pick up it up on Audible or iTunes. Enjoy!

Missed the cover launch last week? Have no fear! Here's the fantastic cover for the next powder mage novel, Sins of Empire.

The book is due out March 7th, 2017. Here's the cover copy:

A world on the cusp of a new age…The young nation of Fatrasta is a turbulent place — a frontier destination for criminals, fortune-hunters, brave settlers, and sorcerers seeking relics of the past. Only the iron will of the lady chancellor and her secret police holds the capital city of Landfall together against the unrest of an oppressed population and the machinations of powerful empires.

Sedition is a dangerous word…The insurrection that threatens Landfall must be purged with guile and force, a task which falls on the shoulders of a spy named Michel Bravis, convicted war hero Mad Ben Styke, and Lady Vlora Flint, a mercenary general with a past as turbulent as Landfall’s present.

The past haunts us all…As loyalties are tested, revealed, and destroyed, a grim specter as old as time has been unearthed in this wild land, and the people of Landfall will soon discover that rebellion is the least of their worries.

We can finally show you the cover for Sins of Empire, the next powder mage book! The launch is being hosted by my favorite webcomic, Howard Tayler, over on Schlockmercenary.com. Head over and check it out! For those of you looking to pre-order, you can do so at any of the following links!

It's that time of year again: I'll be at Salt Lake Comic Con, September 1st-3rd.

I have a booth this year (Blue 13) where I should be set up most of the time, but I'll also be all over the place with panels and signings. So if you want to find me you'll need to keep an eye on my panel schedule (which is subject to change) or follow my Twitter where I'll announce where I'm going to be at any given time. Here's my panel schedule:

If you're in the Kansas City area this week, I'll be participating in a live panel discussion at the Kansas City Public Library. The event is at 6PM this coming Tuesday (8/16) and is a kick-off to Worldcon, which takes place nearby over the weekend. Join the renowned Tamora Pierce and myself as we discuss the evolution of fantasy with the library's Director of Programming. There will be a Q&A and signing afterward. It should be a blast of a time. Look forward to seeing you there!

Last year I asked you guys to help me donate copies of Promise of Blood to your local library. It was a great success, with over 30 books requested, and I'd like to do it again this year! Here's the deal:

If your library is in the US and does not have a copy of Promise of Blood, let me know! I want to hear from either patrons or librarians, but librarians will know the details I need better. Send me an email at brian (at) brianmcclellan (dot) com with the header LIBRARY DONATION. Give me the name and address of the library, and (if you know) the name of the acquiring librarian. I'll send the books on my own dime, and even sign them to the collection of that library. If you're a big library, you can ask for two copies.

These books are freely given, and as long as they end up in the hands of a library I don't care what they do with them. Your libraries can put them in the collection or sell them in the next book sale to raise funds. So please, help me get these out!

Every so often I get an email from people asking if they can send me their Powder Mage books to get them signed. I always have to turn them down, because the logistics of mailing in both directions and the risk of damaging someone else's books are more than I'm willing to take on (on the other hand, if they order the books from me, pre-signed, I can always just replace the books if they're damaged in the mail).

The one thing I can offer is bookplates. Bookplates are these cool sticker things that I can sign in the comfort of my office and send to people around the world. Readers can stick them in the front of their own copies, or just have a signature for their collection. If you'd like to get free bookplates for your books, here's how:

Send a SASE (self-addressed stamped envelope) to the following address: Brian McClellan, PO Box 315, Pleasant Grove UT 84062. If you'd like the bookplate personalized or if you need more than one, please include a note letting me know.

The SASE means that I'm not spending all afternoon addressing envelopes or dropping a couple hundred bucks on stamps. However, I realize that if you live outside the US you might not be able to get US Global stamps. Just send me a self-addressed envelope and I'll take care of the stamp.

Hey guys! I'm happy to report that I turned in the final edit of Sins of Empire this week and it's officially in production. It's currently slated for for a March 7th, 2017 release. I believe we'll have cover art to show you guys sometime soon, so stay tuned for that as well. You can add the book on Goodreads, and you can find the official synopsis below!

An epic new fantasy series from Brian McClellan, set in the same world as his wildly popular Powder Mage Trilogy.

The young nation of Fatrasta is a turbulent place - a frontier destination for criminals, fortune-hunters, brave settlers, and sorcerers seeking relics of the past. Only the iron will of the lady chancellor and her secret police holds the capital city of Landfall together against the unrest of a suppressed population and the machinations of powerful empires.

The insurrection that threatens Landfall must be purged with wile and force, a task which falls on the shoulders of a spy named Michel Bravis, convicted war hero Ben Styke, and Lady Vlora Flint, a mercenary general with a past as turbulent as Landfall's present.

As loyalties are tested, revealed, and destroyed, a grim specter as old as time has been unearthed in this wild land, and the people of Landfall will soon discover that rebellion is the least of their worries.

Hey everyone! There have been a lot of requests lately from people hoping to get all the Powder Mage novellas in one go. I understand that, from a buyer's perspective, it can be difficult to figure out what all is available from your favorite author. What have you read? What haven't you? That sort of thing.

In response, I've put all four of the novellas into an single package, which is now available at all your favorite ebook stores and priced at $9.99. This'll save you a couple bucks, and is good for all parties involved. You won't miss out on stories, and I won't miss out on sales. Yay!

Hey everyone! I'm moved and back from Phoenix Comicon and all that stuff. My house is still overflowing with boxes but I've got enough unpacked that I can re-open my web store. Orders while I was closed will go out later this week and service will resume as usual. Thanks for your patience!

Brian McClellan

Author Brian McClellan lives in Cleveland, Ohio and is the author of the The Power Mage Trilogy along with various works. Book one, Promise of Blood, and book two, The Crimson Campaign are out now, from Orbit Books.